Surinaams Chinees Televisie Station (SCTV) is a Surinamese television station founded in February 2008 by Kong Ngie Tong Sang. The station is located at Kwattaweg in Paramaribo and broadcasts on channel 45.
History SCTV evolved from the CCTV programming of STVS, the national channel. Standalone broadcasts began in February 2008 The station was founded by Thomson Cheung, the "Godfather of SCTV", where he was also director until 2014; he died in Miami in 2019 at age 65.Voorzitter Kong Ngie Tong Sang overleden, StarNieuws, 22 May 2019, retrieved 1 August 2026Memre: Thomson Cheung Chi Wo, Parbode, 26 May 2020, retrieved 1 August 2026
Vishmohanie Thomas had a brief career on SCTV before returning to the press.Over 20 jaar bestaat de krant niet meer, Parbode, 20 March 2026, retrieved 1 August 2026
Programming The main SCTV channel (analog 45/digital 45.1) broadcasts a mix of programs from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as TV series from the United States, relays of CCTV-4 and limtied original programming, in Mandarin and Cantonese. Mandarin and Cantonese speakers are its target audience.
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